Alder flycatcher

Scott H. Stoleson

Treesearch

Alder flycatcher

Formally Refereed

Authors:

Scott H. Stoleson

Year:

2010

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Steele, Michael A.; Brittingham, Margaret C.; Maret, Timothy J.; Merritt, Joseph F., eds. Terrestrial vertebrates of Pennsylvania: A complete guide to species of conservation concern. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press: 280-283.

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Abstract

The alder flycatcher is a small flycatcher in the confusing genus Empidonax. It so closely resembles its look-alike congener, the willow flycatcher (E. traillii), that until 1973 they were considered a single species, Traill's flycatcher (American Ornithologists' Union 1973). As most published studies of Traill's Hycatcher have been of willow populations, relatively little is known about many aspects of alder behavior and ecology.

Citation

Stoleson, Scott H. 2010. Alder flycatcher. In: Steele, Michael A.; Brittingham, Margaret C.; Maret, Timothy J.; Merritt, Joseph F., eds. Terrestrial vertebrates of Pennsylvania: A complete guide to species of conservation concern. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press: 280-283.